Thursday, January 5, 2017

The cell tower at a Virginia high school caught fire recently. Apparently the fire was at the base and at the top. We assume that fire fell to the ground lighting up the cell tower compound which contains diesel fuel.

"Firefighters got to the scene along Marshall Avenue at 11:53 a.m. and found “a massive amount of fire at the base of the tower, with wires burning along the full length of the tower,”

Read the full story at http://wavy.com/2015/06/16/cell-phone-tower-near-newport-news-high-school-catches-on-fire/

Apply easy-to-implement guidelines to minimize Wi-Fi’s contribution to EMF levels: • Rely on the ethernet (wired) network first for primary connectivity
• When considering potential uses for mobile devices in the classroom, plan to:
- Disable wireless radios (e.g. “airplane mode”) by default, except for such times where connectivity
is needed
- Avoid unnecessary high bandwidth uses (e.g. don’t stream the same video to 20 wireless devices,
stream it once to a classroom display via wired ethernet) - Instruct children on proper device positioning (e.g. on the desk rather than the lap)
- Consider ways to help educate parents on the overall topic of EMF exposure, including from the use of
mobile devices and cell phones

Preliminary research has suggested that the radiation from cell phones and Wi-Fi signals could be detrimental to our health(and particularly so far children), linking it to changes in brain metabolism and to cancer. For that reason, experts on this front recommend limiting your exposure to cell phones and Wi-Fi…."